Pamela Hull, PhD

Dr. Hull is a medical sociologist with expertise in the development, dissemination and implementation of behavioral and health service interventions to promote cancer prevention behaviors in youth. Her research focuses on HPV vaccination, healthy eating, and physical activity, using implementation science and new technology applications. She has over 15 years of experience as an investigator conducting community-engaged research, and much of her work addresses health disparities among African American, Hispanic, and low-income populations, in collaboration with community partners. She currently leads NCI-funded R01 implementation science study aiming to compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two strategies for delivering a multi-level, multi-component intervention with community-based pediatric primary care practices to increase HPV vaccination among adolescents. She also leads the USDA-funded Children Eating Well (CHEW) grant, which focuses on early childhood obesity prevention through dissemination and implementation of a mobile phone application within a federal public health nutrition program, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health. Dr. Hull serves as Associate Director of Population Science and Community Impact in the UK Markey Cancer Center. She leads the Community Impact Office to oversee the cancer center’s community outreach and engagement functions, and she oversees MCC’s population science research agenda and infrastructure. Dr. Hull earned her undergraduate degree in sociology from Duke University and completed both a master’s degree and doctorate in sociology from Vanderbilt University.